Now it can be told! The pups and I have been alone for the past eight days. Pyrate was off on The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure, touring around Northwest Ohio. It’s a marvel of modern logistics, transporting all the tents and personal effects of the riders (4 semi truckloads), arranging food and entertainment for about [...]
A few days ago I took a picture of the poppy pods shooting up in the garden. They’ve decided to give a show, so I snapped another picture of them. We didn’t have these in California- I think they like cold winters…
Then since we were outside I took pictures of the doggies. You’ll notice they [...]
TGIF everybody!
Got a picture of The Patient to show you….he never smiles when there’s a camera near him:
If he played guitar, he’d be in big trouble because that’s the strumming hand. As it is, eating is an adventure. Otherwise he’s doing very well. The last two nights before the surgery he hardly got any [...]
In about an hour Pyrate and I will be headed to the “In and Out” surgery center, where he will have his hand operated on. His procedure will be done by a lovely blonde, qualified orthopedic surgeon who looks about 19 years old. Wow, she must be smart.
Ho hum, just a straightforward case of pulling [...]
No more lollygagging! I went out and put 50 (more or less) strawberry plants in the ground this morning! Just add sunshine and water. And fertilizer! I have some “mix it up liquid” I’ll put on the little plants tomorrow. And honeybees- come on over little bee dudes! The variety is “Ozark Beauty” (sounds like [...]
According to their bill, today is the schedule Meter Reader day for the electric company. I’d anticipated it, and was all ready to secure the dog door so the reader could come into the yard. Usually he comes anytime between 9 and 1; time to let the dogs out to have their constitution, then keep [...]